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Almudena’
philosophy has always been to devote special attention and
effort to train classical dance teachers for her school in
order to create her own methodology. The aim has been to
create a well defined style that could be easily
recognised by the pedagogical methods of the school.
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Almudena
has been
head teacher and artistic director
of her own centre since 1982. She studied
with Dame María de Ávila. Almudena
entered the Ballet de Cámara de Zaragoza
and then the Ballet Lírico Nacional (nowadays
referred to as Compañía Nacional de
Danza), under Victor Ullate’s direction.
Almudena’s training is a very depurated
academical technique of classical dance.
She studied the concepts of the Russian
style through a stage with the Kirov
company, while David Howard revealed to
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Antonio
Calero started his dancing experience with
the Compañía Ballet del Atlántico (1984
- 1989). From 1988 up to 1990 he stayed in
Italy where Antonio worked with two
companies (Compagnia Mimo di Danza
Alternativa and Compagnia Dance Continuum).
In
1992 Antonio entered the Compañía
Nacional de Danza, under Nacho Duato's
artistical direction. Ten years with the
C.N.D. has been a valuable opportunity for
Antonio to get to know and to master
different contemporary dance styles: Marie
Marín, Jiri Kylián, Mats Ek, Ohad
Naharin, William Forsyte and obviously,
Nacho Duato.
In 2000, Antonio started his colaboration
with Almudena Lobón, teaching
Contemporary Dance and Jazz in her school.
Moreover, Antonio created various
choreographic pieces for the Joven Ballet
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Cristina
del Pozo has been Almudena’s pupil since
she was eight. In 1996 Cristina decided to
devote her life to classical dance.
At the moment she’s shaping her
preparation as classical dancer: analysing
different contemporary dance styles and
increasing her knowledge of Classical
Repertoire.
She
has been a dancer of the Joven Ballet de
Almudena Lobón since its foundation.
Cristina
has been teaching Classical Ballet and
Stretching courses since 1998.
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Paula
has been Almudena’s pupil since 1984.
Ten years later Paula made her hobby into
a professional career. Under Almudena’s
internship, Paula obtained the official
classical dance degree (Real Conservatorio
de Danza de Madrid), in 1996. At this
stage she began to go into depth with
Classical Repertoire with Almudena while
starting her study of contemporary dance.
In
1998 Paula entered the "Ballet del
Mediterráneo" de Fernando Bujones. At
the end of 98 she got a nomination in the
"Concurso Internacional de Danza Clásica
Ciudad de Zaragoza".
In
1999 she worked in the "Compañía Joven
de Carmen Roche". In 2000 she returned
to Almudena to teach Classical Ballet and
Stretching in the school and to dance with
her company, the Joven Ballet de Almudena
Lobón.
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Raquel
Merlo studied at the Real Conservatorio de
Danza in Madrid where she got her Diploma
to be an Official Spanish Dancer.
Later
she studied Spanish Classical Ballet with
Paco Romero and Bolero Style with Eloy
Perice.
In
1997 she entered the Compañía Lírica de
la Zarzuela where she remained up to 1999.
In
1999 Raquel danced with the Ballet Folclórico
of Carmen Cantero.
Meanwhile
she started her collaboration with
Almudena‘s dancing school, teaching all
Spanish dance courses: Sevillanas,
Flamenco and Classical Spanish Ballet.
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Manuel
Cancela started his dance activity in 1984
with a folklore company in Galicia.
In 1990 Manuel came in Pamplona with the
intention of devoting his skills to become
a social dance teacher.
In 1994 he entered the Escuela Profesional
de Danza de Almudena Lobón as a social
dance teacher. During this time Manuel
developed his experiences of traditional
dances with Tony Escartín and others.
Meanwhile he entered in contact
with the classical academic education by
the master hand of Almudena Lobón.
During
the last three years Manuel has worked
thoroughly to study and improve his
knowledge of classical dance technique as
well as modern dance. Among his teachers we can find Natalia Viñas,
Joe Alegado, Bertha Bermúdez and
Antonio Calero.
Manuel
has been a dancer for the Joven Ballet de
Almudena Lobón since its foundation.
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